Originally posted on Novelty Revisions:
Every writer wants to be told they’re good at what they do. It’s not that we constantly need our egos inflated — well, not most of us, anyway. Praise is a comfy form of encouragement (even if it makes you cringe a little, it still gives you the warm fuzzies…
One of the Joys of Indie Publishing
We are well into the second decade of the self-publishing (now more preferably termed indie-publishing) movement. The flame wars of the early years (“Death to traditional publishing!” “Oh yeah? Self publish and you’ll ruin your career!”) have been replaced by the calm ruminations of business-minded “authorpreneurs.” And while reports of the death of traditional publishing […]
Multiple Sclerosis Medication Rant – HELP!
Originally posted on Author Steve Boseley – Half a Loaf of Fiction:
Been a tough month. Pain levels have been high. Higher than normal, I think. Not sure why, but like last time, my skin has been super-sensitive, making tasks??much harder! But what I really want to talk about today, is the problems I am…
Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF
Originally posted on Fiction Favorites:
Our House in Austin Such an interesting week. We closed on the house in Port Aransas and will be closing on the house in the Austin area today. In between, we loaded up a truck which we rented and moved. The estimates for a move did not make any sense. The…
Keeping a promise… a visit to Penn
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
When my son suggested we take the car out for a run, he left it to me to decide where we would go. Choosing a route that would put the ‘new’ car through its paces, and assuring myself that he wouldn’t mind me visiting the odd place…
Seven Links 3/9/19 Traci Kenworth
Seven Links 3/9/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2019/03/how-long-should-a-sentence-be.html “Riffing off of Kris’s post on paragraphs and pacing, I want to drill down into the length of sentences. Kris touched on it, quoting Ronald Tobias: “Short sentences are more dramatic; long sentences are calmer by nature and tend to be more explanatory or descriptive.” 2. https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/03/does-every-lead-character-need-an-arc/ “At a […]
Book Talk 3/8/19: Bane of the Dragon King by J. Keller Ford
cover of Bane of the Dragon King J. Keller Ford Book Talk 3/8/19: Bane of the Dragon King by J. Keller Ford Traci Kenworth Amazon’s blurb: Fallhollow is at war. The sudden deaths of the only two heirs that could have saved it has plunged the entire land into chaos. Despite all the magic thrown […]
